1. Bringing Words To Life
4th Grade
Akiak

2. Vocabulary Notebooks

3. Bringing Words To Life
refuge
rooting
courageous
Akiak

4. In the story, a dog sled team took refuge from the blizzard.
A refuge is a safe place.

5. You need to take refuge in your basement if there is a tornado.

6. In which situation would you need to take refuge? During a hurricane?

7. refuge
Or during a movie?

8. That’s right! You would need to take refuge during a hurricane?

9. refuge Name some situations where you might need to take refuge.
Discuss them with your partner.

10. rooting
All the townspeople were rooting for Akiak, who is an old dog and it’s her last chance to race. If you are rooting for someone, then you are cheering for them.

11. rooting
The soccer fans were rooting for the player to score a goal and tie the game.

12. rooting
In which situation would a person more likely be rooting for something? During music class?

13. Or during a spelling bee?
rooting
Or during a spelling bee?

14. That’s right! You would root for someone during a spelling bee.
rooting
That’s right! You would root for someone during a spelling bee.

15. rooting Describe an event when you were rooting for someone.
Discuss it with your partner.

16. If you are courageous, then you are brave or fearless.
Everyone decided that Akiak was the most courageous dog for running the sled race alone.
If you are courageous, then you are brave or fearless.

17. courageous
The courageous woman jumped into the cold water and rescued the drowning cat.

18. courageous
In which situation might a person be called courageous? If they calmed a crowd of angry protesters?

19. Or if they helped build a house?
courageous
Or if they helped build a house?

20. courageous
That’s right! A person would be called courageous if they calmed a crowd of angry protesters.

21. Review

22. If not, don’t do anything.
rooting
Making Choices
If any of the things I say might be examples of things you would be rooting for, give a silent cheer.
If not, don’t do anything.

23. a person riding a merry-go-round
rooting
Making Choices
a basketball team
a bird flying
a biker in a bike race
a person riding a merry-go-round

24. If not, don’t do anything.
refuge
Making Choices
If any of the things I say would cause you to take refuge, cover your head.
If not, don’t do anything.

25. refuge Making Choices a sunny day a hurricane a sand storm
a cloudy day

26. courageous
Making Choices
If any of the these people are courageous, say “courageous”.
If not, don’t do anything.

27. courageous
Making Choices
firemen
garbage men
clowns
policemen

28. Bringing Words To Life
blizzard
whiteout
burrowed
Akiak

29. More Vocabulary

30. blizzard
a snowstorm with strong winds

31. whiteout
a type of snowstorm in which blowing or falling snow and clouds that makes it difficult to see

32. burrowed
A hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal makes to live in or for safety

33. Bringing Words To Life
musher
experienced
volunteer
Akiak

34. musher
the driver of a dogsled team

35. experienced
familiar with a task from having done it before

36. volunteer
A person who does work without getting paid to do it

37. Bringing Words To Life
rugged
checkpoint
vowed
Akiak

38. rugged
having a rough, uneven surface or terrain

39. checkpoint
a place along a route where people sign in

40. vowed
A serious promise to do something or behave in a certain way, an oath.

41. What did you learn today?
Let’s try to use these words as we work and play today.